Peaceful Co-Parent

Keeping track of how much time each co-parent spends with the children can be eye opening especially if there is a large discrepancy between PLANNED parenting time and ACUTAL parenting time.

There is an app on the market that takes the head-ache out documenting every minute. In addition, it also tracks expenses and offers useful tools like journal entries and reports.

Guest Info:

Meet Tom Domaniski: co-parent, computer programmer and creator of an Apple iOS app called Alimentor. In this episode, Tom talks about why he created Alimentor 8 years ago, the features that help co-parents organize, plan and gain peace of mind.

Links:

Get Alimentor for iPhone or iPad

Alimentor's website

Download a free trial version of Alimentor's Mac desktop app

Documenting in Child Custody Cases and other co-parent articles

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful CoParenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

If you have a difficult co-parent and communicating is hard or even abusive and harassing, you'll want to know about gray rock and yellow rock communication styles. Not only can these techniques save your sanity but they can also work to reduce the conflict in your co-parenting.

Guest Info:

There's no better person to describe gray rock and yellow rock communication than Tiny Swithin, founder of the One Mom's Battle movement. She coined the term "yellow rock" communication.

Currently, Tina works tirelessly to raise awareness of the issues in the Family Court System and to educate the court system on Narcissistic Personality Disorder and other personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Links:

Find a High Conflict Divorce Coach

One Mom's Battle

OMB Strategic Communication Course

List of Canned Responses

The Narc Decoder: Understanding the Language of the Narcissist

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful CoParenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

What is the role of your support person, spouse, step-parent in the co-parenting relationship? In this episode, we discuss the dynamic between these members of the family and how to set up expectations and define roles so that you're ready for anything.

Guest Info:

Kari Clemmer has been there, done that when it comes to co-parenting. She has walked the walk and figured out what works to do co-parenting well. She has shared her insight as an instructor, an author, a coach, a certified family mediator and created the Co-Parenting Workshop, a court-approved class. In The Mediation Room she helps couples and individuals co-parent well.

Links:

Kari's Facebook Page - Co-Parenting Basics

The Four Formula Parts

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful CoParenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

Being your best self means taking care of yourself! It's not just manicures and massages. Listen to this weeks episode to learn about some surprising self-care strategies to feel your best and be the best parent you can be!

Links:

Check out the Self-Care Iceberg here!

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

One woman has taken it upon herself to improve therapy for children of high conflict divorce. She shares her and her children's "terrible" experience with you and then describes how she plans to make it better with in-depth research and going so far as to become a therapist herself.

Guest Info:

Rachel Miller is a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Hold the Vision Therapy in Chicago. She is a PhD candidate at Adler University conducting dissertation research on adult children whose parents had a history of domestic violence and whose divorce and/or custody dispute was high conflict. Rachel blogs for Psychology Today, is an adjunct professor at Adler University, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bustle, Fatherly, and US News & World Report.

Rachel is searching for adults who experienced domestic violence as children by one parent towards the other, whose parents’ divorce and/or custody dispute was difficult and/or conflictual, and visitation/parenting time with the violent parent was required. If you can answer yes to the questions below, Rachel would like to interview you via Zoom about your experience.

•Did you witness/experience domestic violence (DV) perpetrated by one parent towards the other in your childhood?

•Did the parent who perpetrated the DV exert power and/or control over the other one?

•Did your parent’s divorce or custody dispute go through the family courts?

•Was the divorce/custody dispute highly conflictual or drawn out for several years?

•Were you required to have parenting time/visitation with the parent who perpetrated the DV?

•Are you between the ages of 26-38? (We will be expanding this to 41 in the next few weeks.)

Currently, therapists do not know as much as they need to about how to best support children living this experience. Her aim is to gain insight into what these children, now that they are adults, believe was or could have been helpful to them during that time. If you are interested in participating, meet the above criteria, and do not know the researcher personally, please email Rachel at [email protected].

Links:

Hold the Vision Therapy - Linked In

Hold the Vision Therapy - Instagram

Hold the Vision Therapy - Facebook Page

The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Psychology Today Blog (multiple articles)

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here:

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

Black parents have some of the greatest need for co-parenting education because 7 out of 10 black children are born to unmarried parents. Yet, according to our guest today, the word "co-parenting" isn't even in the vocabulary of many black parents. We'll discuss the unique challenges of black fathers in co-parenting and why one couple has made it their mission in life to create a bridge for black and poor fathers and mothers to come together to co-parent.

Guest Info: Family expert Jeffery Johnson, Ph.D. and his wife Monica, bring real talk and common-sense advice, for young, never-married, or non-resident parents, on how to begin the important but often challenging work of putting their children’s needs at the center of all decision-making that impacts them.

Links:

National Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL) Website

Your Co-Parenting Journey on Amazon Books

NPCL Phone Number: (202) 600-7817

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

Learn how to protect yourself while divorcing or co-parenting with someone that has a high conflict personality in this episode featuring Bill Eddy, an author, attorney, former therapist and co-founder of the High Conflict Institute. He discusses this important topic centered around the updated second edition of his most popular book: Splitting.

Guest Info: Bill has worked as the senior family mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center, a certified family law specialist representing clients in family court, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist. In 2021, he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy of Professional Mediators.

He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a conjoint associate professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has delivered talks and trainings in more than 30 U.S. states and ten countries and is the author or co-author of 20 books. His popular blog on the Psychology Today website has more than 5 million views.

Links:

High Conflict Institute

Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder

BIFF for Co-Parent Communication

New Ways for Families

Don't Alienate The Kids

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

We discuss how divorce guilt spills over into our decisions as co-parents. We explore the choices we make as parents and why we bend our own rules sometimes. We talk about how you can stay true to yourself, maintain your own boundaries and take care of yourself so you can be super present with your kids.

Guest Info:

Jackie Miller is a Certified Divorce Coach and Consultant specializing in high-conflict divorce as well as the host of the Podcast: “Out of Crazytown: Your Guide to Divorcing a Narcissist." After surviving her own high conflict divorce, Jackie knew she had to help others going through this difficult process. Jackie set out to be the professional she wished she’d had in her own divorce. Having certifications as a CDC Certified Divorce Coach®, Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach, and High Conflict Divorce Coach, Jackie understands that there are many legal, emotional, financial and custodial battles to fight and you should not have to do it alone. Jackie is an expert in documentation, communication and strategy. Jackie currently resides in the Los Angeles area with her two daughters.

Links:

https://www.jackiemillercoaching.com/

https://www.hcdivorcecoach.com/

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

This week you'll hear from the author of Family Redefined: Childhood Reflections on the Impact of Divorce. The individual stories presented in the book offer insight, hope, and practical tips for anyone who is considering, going through, or has gone through a divorce.

Guest Info:

Kimberly Ewertz has been a reporter for more than three decades. After twelve years of marriage, in 1990, Ewertz filed for divorce, propelling her and her then ten-year-old son into a journey of irrevocable change. That journey is the impetus for this book. Her message to all parents and children navigating the uncharted waters of post-divorce is one of hope: the road will be long, it will be difficult, but in the end, it will be worth it.

Links:

Book: Family Redefined: Childhood Reflections on the Impact of Divorce

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.

Trends in family court are always changing and today were talking about the shifts occurring due to the changing nature of our world. Online Parenting Programs, which offers court-recognized co-parenting and high conflict co-parenting classes, is tapped into the dynamic family court system to bring you the latest!

Guest Info: Michelle Muncy, with OnlineParentingPrograms.com, has extensive knowledge of the family court system. She works with parents, co-parents, families and court personnel to educate families in matters of divorce and co-parenting. Michelle has a background in marketing and design, with over 15 years in the industry.

Links:

Website: OnlineParentingPrograms.com

Podcast Info:

Peaceful Co-Parenting Podcast is hosted by Bianca Balogh: mother, co-parent, entrepreneur and former news anchor/reporter. Send Bianca a feedback message, ask a question, suggest a podcast topic or guest. She wants to hear from you! [email protected]

Download Peaceful Co-Parenting Messenger as a tool for better communication with your co-parent here: www.peacefulparentapp.com.

Stay Peaceful!

Need more peace in your co-parent communication? Go to peacefulparentapp.com and start setting boundaries around the communication you have with your ex.